Convener of the Ravana Balaya, Buddhist monk Iththakande Saddhatissa and Chairman of the Sinhala Ravaya, monk Akmeemana Dayarathana, along with two other monks who surrendered to the Homagama police earlier today was remanded by the Homagama Magistrate till tomorrow.
They were wanted in connection with the protest held outside the Homagama courts on January 27, following the court order to remand Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagoda Atte Gnanasara.
anonymous / February 15, 2016
“Chethanayam Bikkhawe, Kammam Wadami”.
Dear ‘Niganta Sanghayani’, please read ‘Bhandana Sutta ‘ while in prison.
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Rajash / February 16, 2016
Call them Monks?
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Nirmala N / February 16, 2016
Rajash
Did you misspell ‘Monks’. I am sure your mind said ‘Monkeys’.
See I am always here to help you. You can count on my support.
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Nic / February 18, 2016
No – they are yellow robed THUGS, Hoodlums, Vandals and Scum Bags
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Hamlet / February 18, 2016
Rajash I agree.
Buddhism in Sri Lanka needs another Cleansing. It happened years ago when Upali Thera from Thailand, came over at the invitation of the Sanghanayakes, and established the Pure system of Upasampadha, and the Siyam Nikaya was the result.
If the Sanganayakes of the Various Sects of Sri Lankan Buddhism, cannot maintain the Vinaya Disciplin among the Lower Orders, a similar Reorganisation has to take place.
These ‘Freeloading Thugs’ who are now Desecrating Buddhism and the Maha Sangha, will have to be eliminated. They can Freeload on Prison Fare and then be rehabilitated to take their place in the Work Force.
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Banjiappu / February 16, 2016
Stop calling them as monks…. they are just one another group of violent fraction of society, but being hidden in safron robes.
Gone were the days, there were real monks got to see in the country. Today, I stop kneeling down any monks – looking at the way many of them behave before us. Each time visiting the country, I become easily upset looking at the manner how these pseudo monks behave…. most of them according my info deny DANA if they dont consist of fish or Meat. They have now become like ordering their meals from the dumb adherents.
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Burt / February 17, 2016
Look at the picture. The monk is delivering a closed fist straight punch to the cops face. That Monk should be charged for assault.
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Dan Samarawickrama / February 17, 2016
Hey guys, if the buddhism they practise is against non-violences, how come these red robed men to become this way aggressive ? That is my first question. And this means nothing like that they should taken aside when the society is deteriorating – but definitely not the proper way them to take the law to their hands. Today we hear about investigations, taking alleged to the custody, many of them being questions, setting some of them free on bails, putting some into long term jail sessions, why all these were not seen during the days of Rajapakshe, instead extra vaganza of Dansal, night car races, unknown openings telling somethig else. Why why why …
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Dan Samarawickrama / February 17, 2016
if the buddhism they practise is based on non-violence
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Amarasiri / February 18, 2016
anonymous
RE: All Buddhist Monks Surrendered Were Remanded
All members of the third Gem of the Triple Gem Remanded?
Why? They qre no longer Gems of triple Gems?
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Hamlet / February 19, 2016
Unfortunately the ‘Thunuruvan’ has been translated into English, as ‘THE TRIPLE GEM’.
We have been imitating the Christian idea of The ‘Three in One and One in Three’ i.e. The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost.
This is a mis-translation;
Thunuruvan means Three Gems, or Three Jewels; not something TRIPLE, which we venerate as One!
The Buddha, The Dhamma, and The Sangha are three different Concepts.
The Buddha is the Enlightened One.
The Dhamma is the Buddha’s Teaching.
The Sangha is the Community of Beings, who have undertaken to Follow the Buddha’s Teaching, in order to attain the Highest Possible Level for an Human – an Arahat!
Does anyone believe that this Photograph depicts those on the Way to Arahantship???
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Gringo / February 15, 2016
Their heads must be applied with tar and disrobed and each one held in isolation, and sent home when finished their term as a lesson for other would be hooligans. But the big question is will that ever happen? Absolutely not. Why? No one has the guts to stand up to these guys. Instead they will be pampered, mollycoddled and then worshiped as heroes. They know they have strength when they are in numbers, and this how they will run in circles to defy and challenge justice. Remember what Gandha Sarah said, every school will need to be converted to a prison to house them, and every coconut tree to a hanging post.
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Samuel Jayaweera / February 17, 2016
If ones would work hard and earn their living- nothing would go that far to the levels seen in the picture. These men in red robes are pinbath uras abusing the intoxications of blind buddhists of the nation. This is the reason why I THOUGHT to do anything and everything if we can – to strengthen the hands of ones running homes for aged and homes for children rather than giving any ct for nothing to the kind of Pinbath uras that seem to have no the least gratefulness.
Some would continue saying it is the CHEEWARAYA we have to respect, then better to so, aparting chevaraya (sanga costume) separately, that can then calm those adherents. Lanken sort of buddhism have reached to the leavels that these red robbed men fully abuse those intoxicated, conditioned buddhist masses in the country. Going back to my youth, recalling Abiththyas daily visit my ancestral house to collect SALAKA DANA, I felt how kindly my great mother prepared the meals for the sanga. Almost every monther a day was numbered to offer food and other items to the sanga that way.
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K Sundaram / February 15, 2016
My God
Look at the saffron wearing Sadhus. They are showing their muscles for physical confrontation.
What are they saying. Buddang Saranang Gachchami…… or Bodu Bala Sena Gachchami?
Catch them all and hold them in the middle of the ocean in the condemned Lanka Kalyani for a year. They should be made to catch deep water fish for food and made to chant peace songs every hour.
They are not Buddhists. They are street gangsters, drug kings, Kaivarukarayos etc., and must be severely dealt with. If possible, send them to the Arctic with their saffron robes.
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Analyst / February 15, 2016
There will be no shortage up and down the country with giving Danas, Bhodi Pujas , Piriths , and cracking coconuts for these Hooligans in the name of Lord Buddha.
What a Religion ? What a country where nut cases lives to worship these corrupted crooks.
Only the Mahasangha can answer this.
Good for nothing clowns keep on deceiving the idiots.
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Ananda / February 16, 2016
Analyst – man, you really nailed it with that comment, covering most bases!
And that Maha Sangha should be disbanded for allowing the Buddha’s teachings to be perverted by all these thugs and criminals.
But the greatest tragedy is that most of the(so-called) Buddhists of this nation continue to respect these morons and continue with worshiping these frauds and doing their ritual poojas, wasting coconuts and partaking in idiotic rituals that the Buddha never ever prescribed.
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Native Vedda / February 15, 2016
K Sundaram
This is all Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran’s fault since he became a big humbug.
Will you be able to put some sense into his thinking?
“Catch them all and hold them in the middle of the ocean in the condemned Lanka Kalyani for a year. They should be made to catch deep water fish for food and made to chant peace songs every hour.”
One is innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
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K Sundaram / February 16, 2016
Native Vedda
Can’t you see with your own eyes what the menacing Former Justice Sarath De Silve and Former Justice C V Wigneswaran are doing? If they have judicious mindset they would have kept away from the Legislative and Executive functions.
These top former Judges are dictating their terms for the political life of Sri Lanka. It will be foolhardy to accept your noble idiom.
Is justice better than injustice? When Justices are unjust, rudimentary law must prevail to provide justice to these incorrigible criminals in saffron robes. There is black and white evidence they are downright criminals. Arbitrary justice must be the precursor when judiciary is malfunctioning.
Do you know I was told by a very reliable source that a High Court Judge in the South of Sri Lanka was taking bribes to deliver judgement during Rajapakse rule.
These thugs have prevailed for too long and what they need is snap shot response to change the political culture of Sri Lanka.
Why there is no political will to deal with these saffron robed criminals when they history shows JVP and LTTE were wiped out violently by the state. Premadasa went further to pin-down the street gangsters but he too did not have the guts to deal with the robed gangsters.
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King Wala Gemba / February 15, 2016
These are not Buddhist monks. They are hora ganayas or cheevaradharis. They are thugs in saffron robes. Jail is the only place suitable for them.
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King Wala Gemba / February 16, 2016
Somebody should teach/train the Sinhalese people to differentiate between Buddhist monks and cheevaradharis. Everybody in saffron robe is not a Buddhist monk.
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Analyst / February 15, 2016
Have we witnessed Hindu Priests going on Rampage,?? or have we witnessed Muslim Imams going on Rampage in Srilanka??
Only these Yellow Robed Fattened up Thugs are on Rampage always. Ho ho ho.
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Hamlet / February 16, 2016
They get too many Calories into their System, with the best of food, offered by uncritical ‘Dayakas’ and this is the result!
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MOHAMED MARZOOK / February 16, 2016
It is the politicians of Sri Lanka who should blamed from some Buddhist monks getting involed in Politics followed by enthical behaviours. SWRD started it, the UNP followed, even the JVP does it. It should be stopped.
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Tamil from the north / February 16, 2016
What a disgusting spectacle.
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K.A Sumanasekera / February 16, 2016
Minister Kiriella will have to find a new App to give On Line Pansakula ( last rites ) to our Dalits in the South directly from Malwatta,.
At this rate the Bikku stock in our Dalit Temples will be completely depleted.
Wonder what happened to that drunk Monk, whom Dr Harsha was hugging at the back of the Tip Truck?.
Does Dr Harsh still claim to be a Sinhala Buddhist and swear to protect the Sinha Le from Tamil Terrorism and Foreign interference?.
One may ask why I tag Dr Harsha.
It is because now I never hear of the the rightful Sinhala Buddhist Faction which Keselwatta Kid and Uncle Karu used to run.
Which once even flexed the muscles to try and finish off the Christian Faction Leader.
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BBS Rep / February 16, 2016
Sorry to say this to all those Sinhala and Sinha-Le Buddhists who still believe that these are monks and worthy of worship and need to be fattened with endless ‘dana’, that you are wrong. These are thugs who have a penchant for mob violence. These fellows do not follow on the footsteps of Buddha as theirs is a philosophy of violence, envy and hatred.
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Rohan / February 16, 2016
Look at these guys with clenched fist and teeth!
Do I see a fist on the face of a police officer?
I wonder whether they serve chicken and beef in the remand prison.
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Seelawathie / February 17, 2016
The day Ghanasara was arrested, they behaved even worst.
These men are called so called gentle buddhist monks made in srilanka ?
They do all kind of frauds being in robes. That they have proved not the last incident only, but also many of the brutal incidents got to see sofar. They have a big voice – this voice was grown by the dana given by so called blind buddhists – is but forgotten from them.
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Burt / February 16, 2016
These guys surrendered know the case was coming-up tomorrow and they could get bail. The judge should look at these monks independently and deny bail and put the case off at least by one month as there are other cases to deal with and the police needs more time to identify all criminals.
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Peace Lover / February 16, 2016
well they look like typical maallu kade thugs
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Upul / February 16, 2016
Here we go again..blame everyone except look at the broken mirror at home.
Who sustained Ranil Wickremesinghe during his drought? You think it was his confidence in himself? Who made Maithripala from a nobody to a somebody? Who gave Chandrika B Kumaratunge the chance that she thought has another innings to play, after having been convicted and fined for abetting fraud? Everyone else we mention in the same breath as those mentioned above, are there in the limelight today because of “API”. WE make all this mess possible.
It is so easy to blame the Rajapakses for everyone’s sins. Yes, they were a bunch of villagers who were given the keys to the country’s Gold. They did not take it…we gave it to them on a platter. WE called them Kings and Royalty and the majority of us just smiled when the pandang karayas erected pandals and Dansalas with stolen money.
Today WE have the audacity to criticize Ranil and Sirisena for NOT DOING ENOUGH? Ranil has his bag of snakes to handle and, Maithri has his group of crooks to deal with. Between them, despite all the speculation going on in the clueless media, they appear to have the horizon in sight.
The fact that the crooks from the last regime are still running around shouting “catch me if you can” should be a tribute to the rule of law. Yes, we might not like the appearance of connivance or even duplicity. Imagine for a moment the consequences of Yoshitha Rajapakse being acquitted of the charge of money laundering? His uncles will be turning somersaults for all to see in Galle Face claiming they are also going to be acquitted.
If any of these characters are going to be acquitted in the future, it will not be because there was no crime committed. Rather, because the evidence to convict was not available.Because, none of the facilitators stepped up with a piece of paper to help prove the crime. Why? Because they don’t want to give up their panguwa of ill-gotten gains.
Remember, for all this criminality to have prevailed, there were willing accomplices in many levels. Be they directors, clerks or drivers, all of them took maximum benefit of their proximity to the so-called crooks. Today, they are behaving like they are purer than mother’s milk.
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Plato. / February 16, 2016
For these yellow/orange robed monks,Srilanka indeed is Treasure Island[R.L.Stevenson].
Fifteen men on the Dead Mans chest Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum.
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Tamil from the north / February 16, 2016
These animals in orange and red sack cloth should be exterminated like pests.
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Saman / February 16, 2016
Religious bodies should focus primarily to ensure the ethical dimension of political structure and educate public to demand humanistic, ethically complied policies and practices.
Today all the religious bodies interested to do politics as they are being energized by government funding and in Sri Lanka the biggest institution hold land right is religious bodies precisely Buddhist Temples.
When religious bodies out of context and away from value based ethical take within, coming to politics is a face serving step and Maha’ Sanga is not an exception to this.
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ballah / February 16, 2016
Buddhist monks did their part whenever the race, country and buddhism is in danger. yamapalanaya is jailing monks as a way of intimidation. bathudeen was the main culprit in stoning mannar court house and the magistrate. but nothing happened. buddhist monks are jailed because ekneligoda terrorists were scolded. Homagama magistrate is sick
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Woof Woof / February 16, 2016
balla: “Homagama magistrate is sick “
Not half as sick as you. Go check the Vet and get a cure.
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ballah / February 16, 2016
first it’s not balla but ballah….Homagama magistrate [Edited out]
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Tamil from the north / February 18, 2016
No no no, you are a balla.
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Girigoris / February 16, 2016
Indha Bow Bow
Resurrection of Sir John Kotalawala will stop all this nonsense and will keep you quite too without barking.
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ballah / February 17, 2016
girigoris seems like a sick friend of sick homagama magistrate
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Burt / February 17, 2016
“Buddhist monks did their part whenever the race, country and buddhism is in danger.”
The majority in the country are “Buddhists”. At least the current constitution has made it an obligation of the state to protect it. So who or what is Buddhism in danger from? The way I see it these so called monks are the ones putting Buddhism in danger.
” yamapalanaya is jailing monks “
No yahapalanaya is jailing criminals in yellow garb. Only thing that I can find fault is that they are not throwing the key away.
“bathudeen was the main culprit in stoning mannar court house”
Even if this was true are you that stupid to think one crime justifies another?
“buddhist monks are jailed because ekneligoda terrorists were scolded.”
You are stuid: they are charged for obstructing justice by threatening.
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ballah / February 17, 2016
Buddhism is in grave danger from minority extremists such as muslims, tamils n christians. buddhists are forcefully converted to islam and Christianity. No crooks are jailed by yamapalanaya. arjuna mahendran, ravi karunanayakam, …etc are free.
Yamapalanaya is trying to send a message to buddhist monks that if you raise your voice against our yamapalana activities, you will be jailed.
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Analyst / February 17, 2016
@Burt
Please dont white wash your yellow robed thug because he belongs to your league of support ,that is vile Racism.
This fattened up thug fattened by people like you to do your dirty work. For god’s sake he is supposed to be a preacher of Lord Buddha’ s kindness and virtues, people like you bribe these yellow robed uneducated thugs in Robes to destroy the country along the way destroy the sacred Relgion and your mental faculty.
How about that Racist Burt??
This thug not ONLY VERBALLY ABUSED THE LADY IN QUESTION AT THE COURT HE HAS DONE TOO MANY WRETCHED CRIMES SINCE BECAME YOUR BOUGHT UP FATTENED UP PUPPET.
Learn to walk before you fly kite.
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Analyst / February 17, 2016
Sorry Burt, I aimed @ BALLA.
My Apologies
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ballah / February 17, 2016
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Sirimal / February 17, 2016
How do you define ” whenever here ” ?
Had they been this much a pain at the times war was at its high killing and abducting the innocence people specially at border villages ?
I think today, Ghanasara the most violent of their kind – is said to be 40 years.
We fought the war for 30 years. That was not born in 2005 with the election of Rajapakshe.
At least10 years ago, Ghanasaras name was not even heard in lanken press.
Why was that ?
He was then a timid female ?
Where had the other so called monks been, except the few I really respect who belong to the educated group (Dr. Dambare AMila THERO, Most sacred late Rev. Sobitha thero and the few) ?
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ballah / February 17, 2016
they were there even during the war times. Ven Rathana, Ven dambara…etc were there, i respect him for that
but after the war victory angara dagara and sobitha were hijacked by west and parayas
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Samuel Jayaweera / February 17, 2016
Balloh, please dont disgrace my mops. who is intelligent than you are.
No men, if you go back to the past, Mr Abusive s electon to the office – at the begining, the man had no agenda how to win the war against LTTErs. To that time, CFA was active which was brought by RW govt. That really stopped KLLINGs inthe north. But with the election of MR – civil society groups were made clear aboutthe need of going against the radical LTTERs… there Ven. Dr Dambara thero and most sacred Sobitha ( I write his name in gold in my lanken history)did a greater service by strengthening the moral of the nation. moral of the army. Then only MR who was earlier behaved as if a dog hiddinghis tail behind – to come forward. We must not forget the past and the truths. So, to that time, all the setbacks were experienced by LTTE in europe and other continents – with their political leader and few front men of their organisaton being dead and paralized. So the turning point for lanken army was the best if go for a millitary win. I though spent my days in Europe, I followed all these well than any average lived in the country. Political decisions were to be made there MR regime played a crucial role – no doubt, but collective forces did the job to the end. SO the cake should be offered to SF led army other two forces not forgetting CIVIL society groups.
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ballah / February 17, 2016
not surprised to see such crap of a comment
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Samuel Jayaweera / February 17, 2016
any constructive arguments please ? – that can enlighten us for sure.
just hang on the maner Duminda Silva did it with MR shortly before the election – is not exemplary- those will have to pay the price for all the caculable grand abusive acts perpetrated by them.
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K.A Sumanasekera / February 16, 2016
Mahinda Rajapaksa banished the Tamil Terrorists,
Batalanada Wickermasinghe is banishing the Buddhist Monks..
And see the cheer squads coming out of the woods..
Wonder who they are and where they come from?
Perhaps my mate NV can help me here ..
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Hamlet / February 16, 2016
K.A Sumanasekera:-
“Batalanada Wickermasinghe is banishing the Buddhist Monks..”
This is not a ‘Banishment of Buddhist Monks’
If these Thugs, (not Buddhist Monks) in the Photograph above, are the Teachers of Buddhism that we are expected to Revere, and Follow, I do not want to be called a Buddhist!
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Occulist / February 16, 2016
You are so twisted you can’t even see straight.
“Who they are”? Decent folk who don’t want thugs masquerading as Buddhist priests.
“Where they come from”? All walks of life that value decency.
” Perhaps my mate NV can help me here .. “No one can help you – you are too far gone for any of that!
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anonymous / February 17, 2016
“Aththahi Aththano Natho
Kohi Natho Parosiya”
About you calling others ‘Dalits’.
“Kammana Wasalo Hothi,
Kammana Hothi Brahagmano”
Suwapath Weva!!!
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Saman / February 16, 2016
All thugs who wear yellow rob must be brough into justice and incacerated for life.
They are not real monks or disciples of the Buddha.
They are thugs who support Buruwansa and Gotabaya.
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Saman / February 16, 2016
All thugs who wear yellow robes must be brough into justice and incacerated for life. They are not real monks or disciples of the Buddha.
They are thugs who support Buruwansa and Gotabaya.
In the name of Buddhism they all must be imprisoned for life.
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Sanchay / February 16, 2016
it should be called, all thugs should be brought to justice, even if they wear yellow robes. The major problem is that these thugs have a privileged legal status than any other citizen due ti to they being buddhist monks. This again is due to the racial political orders maintained by the consequent regimes for their own advancement. Any person from a relegious order can be respected but not privilaged. But our politicians have no balls to impliment that.
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Hamlet / February 17, 2016
I would like to ask the Mahanayakes of Sri Lanka, The Self Proclaimed Guardians of the Buddha’s Dhamma, why there is no Provision in the Sri Lankan Vinaya to have a Supreme Council of Mahanayakes, to maintain Discipline among so-called Members of the Sangha.
Thailand has one, the ‘Mahatherasamakom’ (the supreme Monks’ Council of Thailand), which has the Power to Discipline and/or Excommunicate Monks who do not Practise the established Rules of the Vinaya.
As it is, Sri Lankan Thugs in Saffron Robes have the ‘Freedom of the Wild Ass’ to carry on as they wish, without any Guidance from the Top!
This is why the Government and its Lawmakers and Police, have no option, but to step in and Act, on behalf of the Law-abiding Citizens of the Country.
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justice / February 16, 2016
I remember as a child being told by my mother to kneel and worship monks in robes who visited our home with the bowl – she said that they were “thuravis” (those who had forsaken worldly life and posessions) like the hindu “swamis” who too visited, for alms.
They chanted when we worshipped and she gave them rice & vegetables.
Later, in the seventies, I saw villagers in the deep south prostrating themselves on the roadside in front of buddhist monks.
This new ‘breed’ of monks are not real disciples of the Lord Buddha.
They appear to be a political breed and pursue worldly activities – involved in litigation, practising even ‘medicine’, owning property, leading mobs in pursuit of land for settlement and to build dagobas.
Demonstrating at premises of a court of law ia a new phenomenon, so far not done by even by laymen.
Their ‘hate’ speeches against other religions is unwanted in a democracy.
The proposal to enact legislation to define/control their behaviour is timely.
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Banjiappu / February 18, 2016
The difference then monks and today s are – earlier they visited you and your family for alms, but today they visit you for ARMs…or to flirt your family ones…. they dont care at all how they have to get on with …. this is why I am into if the higher chapters would impose them ethical code of conduct for all monks. They are not at all gentle anymore…. they use all bad words to the manner Ghanasara does in public…. what is the diffierence lay people and the monks of the day ? they are more violent than average lay people. I would not give a cent to any wrong monks inthe country to please my relatives next time on. Instead I will work hard to help the aged and the children in need or animals in need. That I have planned since my mother is no longer there. I will send this message across the goodies – since majoratarian monks abuse us holding us for stupid. As few commentators added.
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Shantha / February 17, 2016
These goons are a disgrace to their religion and to their robes. These are common thugs who pretend they do the work of the Lord Buddha, and try to get away with it because of their robes. They violated our laws by interfering in our law courts, disturbing the peace, and behaving like brainless dolts. They, like that BBS thug had no place in those court proceedings.
Let them all rot in jail.
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Jim softy / February 17, 2016
Christians are not worried about HIV-AIDS positive christian priests or thousands of christian priests all over the world caught on molesting children.
they are worried about misbehving buddhist monks.
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Shrikharan / February 17, 2016
Buddhism and monks in Sri Lanka has come ridicule. The Maha Sangha should take most of their blame for not taking action and disrobing such thugs in robes.
It is the Maha Sangha entrusted with the sacred responsibility to ensure Lord Buddha’s teaching and following and they have let down Lord Buddha terribly bad. These Maha Sangha lead very comfortable lives, living in spacious and furnished accommodation, travel in luxurious cars and wield a lot of power, so much so the President Maithripala Sirisena had said he would always rule the country how Maha Sangha wanted and surrendered all the powers of the Government to them making the parliament redundant!
So the blame should really cascade through the leaders of the country corrupting the Maha Sangha and monks. But Maha Sangha has no excuse and is responsible because it is the body that is responsible to maintain proper disciplined among the monks and it failed it it duties.
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Spring Koha / February 17, 2016
Dearie me, this new intake will give the resident Welikade IRC brigade a good name. The real criminals will ask the governor to be separated from this feral lot led by Major Gandasara.
People are even coming from Wanathamulla to look at these Wanatha Thero’s.
Aney aiyooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Devanam Piyadasa / February 18, 2016
Will the Maha Sangha consider changing the process by which young
monks enter the Buddhist clergy. All great religions, with the exception of Islam which is adamant in embracing its medieval ways, have changed with the times in history. Sri Lankan Buddhism should devise a system like the way the Catholics do. If a child wants to join the order with the permission of parents entry, this should be on the basis of minimum educational qualifications, family background and so on. From them on intensive studies in the teachings of the Dhamma should be made compulsory. Upward mobility in the Order should be on the basis of learning, behaviour, attitudes etc., Such a method will keep away trash like Gnanassara and the likes defiling the good name of Buddhism in general and the Lankan variety in particular.
Devanam Piyadasa
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Marwan / February 18, 2016
Quote:’with the exception of Islam which is adamant in embracing its medieval ways’, what sort of strange statement is that?
Islam and Muslims have a different ideological basis: Muslims believe that they have a divine source of law (the Qur’an and Sunnah) that tells them how to behave and act under all circumstances. They believe this divine law has been well preserved and not tampered with (too much) by human intervention. Since it is divine, they believe that these laws are God made and universal (applicable to all times and to all places). The laws of Islam need no modification, improvements, corrections nor amendments to harmonize with modern times. It is time tested for both eternity and immortality, therefore will still exist in its pristine form even after we are long gone.
Divine laws are far superior to man made laws, and all Muslims in which ever part of the world they live, are happy to be associated and abide by it. It is not for others to demand a reformation for Islam.
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Spring Koha / February 18, 2016
Marwan, all divine or quasi-divine messages are good. But as you write……. ‘…divine law has been well preserved and not tampered with (too much) by human intervention.
Aye, there’s the rub; ‘not tampered with’. The problem is that too many Gandasara’s and too many mullah’s are busy tampering with the ‘word of God’ that we are screwed left, right and centre by evil bastards whose one ambition is to heap on us their chaotic mediaeval rule.
God must be resting, or couldn’t give a toss, so WE the People must be vigilant and ready to repel these evil people.
Semper Vigilans.
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Horikadey / February 18, 2016
I recommend the young monk, who gets the cop with a thundering punch that could have sent the khakied cop to a counter close to 10, for
intensive training in Boxing in the Army. He looks a natural for fisticuffs and may bring us some overseas medals. There may be many others in the yellow hire-a-monk brigades of BBS, SU, JHU, Ravana??? who are better suited to boxing, wrestling and the martial arts than the more mentally demanding gentler features of the religion of tolerance, compassion and peace.
Horikadey
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